Find Out These Football Stars' Off-The-Field Talents In MVP: Most Valuable PerformerAn online vote determines the professional football player with the best off-the-field talent.

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on Dec 1, 2017 03:00pm

CBS has announced a new one-hour special, MVP: Most Valuable Performer, an interactive talent show to find the pro football player with the best off-the-field talent. It will be hosted by LL COOL J and broadcast live from the Avalon Hollywood on Thursday, Jan. 25 at 8 PM ET / delayed PT on CBS and CBS All Access.

After showcasing their various unique talents (like Irish step dancing, rapping, and archery), an online vote narrowed the original field of 32 down to six finalists for the special.

"While we knew pro football players had talents off the field, we had no idea how deep their talents go," said Robert Horowitz, JUMA Entertainment President. "The focus, discipline, and competitive fire that serves them so well on the field will be on full display as they step into the MVP spotlight. Watching many of these players perform their skills, it quickly becomes apparent that, if they had picked up a violin when they were five, they probably would have ended up a concert violinist.

"Also, just know for any finalist whose day job might take them to the Super Bowl and prohibit them from appearing live on the show, we still plan to honor and call attention to their talent."

The top finalists will advance to the live show and be assisted by an entertainer who will mentor them and enhance their performances. During the show, a panel of celebrity judges will critique each player's performance before viewers vote live online, here at CBS.com, to determine the MVP: Most Valuable Performer.

The winner will be revealed at the end of the show.

Watch MVP: Most Valuable Performer live on Thursday, Jan. 25 at 8 PM ET / delayed PT on CBS and CBS All Access.